Implementation of “passerelle” clauses in the EU Treaties

Reference A9-0208/2023Committee AFCO

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How the groups voted

GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity

The Left37

9197254%

S&D143

1071611986%

Greens/EFA72

The European Parliament adopted, by 347 votes to 241, with 46 abstentions, a resolution on the implementation of the passerelle clauses in the EU Treaties.Passerelle clauses are mechanisms provided for in the Treaties to make EU decision-making more flexible. They cannot increase or decrease EU competences and can only modify decision-making rules by allowing a move from unanimity to QMV and/or by introducing the ordinary legislative procedure (OLP) in specific cases in which the Treaties provide for a special legislative procedure.There are two types of passerelle clauses:- general passerelle clauses, which require unanimous authorisation by the European Council, as well as Parliament’s consent, and can be vetoed by national parliaments;…